Gusev returns to ProTour with Katusha

Vladimir Gusev won a stage in the 2007 Tour de Suisse.

Vladimir Gusev won a stage in the 2007 Tour de Suisse. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Russian Vladimir Gusev has signed a contract through the end of 2011 with the Katusha squad, the team announced today. Gusev, 27,  has been out of ProTour level competition since 2008 when his then-Astana team dismissed him for alleged irregular blood values detected as part of the team's independent testing programme.